burnish

Example Sentences

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A vote with the majority to hold might burnish his credentials as an independent voice but cost him the job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Other changes in the report, which was overseen by then-interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva, seemed similarly intended to soften its impact and burnish the Fire Department’s image.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

Weyerhaeuser also is selling its forests as a carbon sink to companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions or burnish their green credentials.

From Barron's • Dec. 16, 2025

In truth he won't much mind being attacked by the first minister if it draws attention to the issues he wants to talk about, and lets him burnish his anti-establishment credentials.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

I sensed her weakness and spent most of class coming up with creative ways to burnish my status as class clown.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore